According to Reuters and other media reports, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Callas issued a declaration on the 12th local time promising to maintain freedom of navigation and opposing the levy of tolls on straits used for international navigation. 60 countries supported the declaration. The declaration stated that it supports defensive and non-escalating multilateral initiatives aimed at maintaining freedom of navigation and opposes any measures that hinder or impair the legal passage of straits used for international navigation, including levying illegal fees, tolls, imposing discriminatory restrictions, and requiring prior authorization. According to a statement from the EU External Action Service, the declaration received support from 60 countries, including all EU member states as well as Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Korea.

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